Dhaka vs Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$1529
🏠 One person rent	$118	$243
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$583
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$306
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	72	78
😀 Quality of life	54	58
🏙️ Population	16.8M	2.24M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 23% less expensive than in Tangerang. Cities ranked 8899th and 8142nd ($430 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Bangladesh and Indonesia, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 0.5 months in Tangerang. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Tangerang ranked 5th in Indonesia, while ranked 5971st and 5471st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Tangerang

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	Dhaka	Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.89	$1.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$432
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$49.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$76
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	9.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$1727
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$474
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$9.22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$9.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$2.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$3.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$4.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$38.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$7618

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314

Cities near Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	South Tangerang	$536
24 km or 15 mi	Jakarta	$701
32 km or 20 mi	Depok	$385
41 km or 26 mi	Bekasi	$518
50 km or 31 mi	Bogor	$513
54 km or 33 mi	Serang	$492
71 km or 44 mi	Cilegon	$488
89 km or 55 mi	Sukabumi	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Cimahi	$500
134 km or 83 mi	Bandung	$545
173 km or 107 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
189 km or 117 mi	Metro	$432
216 km or 134 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
222 km or 138 mi	Cirebon	$521
248 km or 154 mi	Banjar	$490
287 km or 178 mi	Tegal	$480
314 km or 195 mi	Cilacap	$474
345 km or 215 mi	Pekalongan	$471
405 km or 251 mi	Prabumulih	$417
411 km or 255 mi	Palembang	$395
427 km or 265 mi	Semarang	$493
445 km or 276 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
446 km or 277 mi	Salatiga	$421
450 km or 279 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
487 km or 303 mi	Surakarta	$417
526 km or 327 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
552 km or 343 mi	Bengkulu	$500
564 km or 350 mi	Madiun	$486
610 km or 379 mi	Jambi	$458
621 km or 386 mi	Kediri	$464
645 km or 401 mi	Blitar	$453
656 km or 408 mi	Mojokerto	$505
677 km or 421 mi	Batu	$410
685 km or 425 mi	Surabaya	$549
690 km or 429 mi	Malang	$365
711 km or 442 mi	Pasuruan	$510
747 km or 464 mi	Probolinggo	$614
748 km or 465 mi	Pontianak	$427
825 km or 513 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
829 km or 515 mi	Singkawang	$430